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Lindsey Vonn Decorated Alpine Ski Champion to Speak to Students at Coyote Creek Elementary School, Tuesday, November 1st
BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Oct. 28, 2011—Vail Resorts is announcing a special appearance by Lindsey Vonn, the decorated alpine ski champion at Coyote Creek Elementary School on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Vonn will speak to Coyote Creek students about her ski career including her unprecedented success in the 2010 Olympic Games and her three consecutive World Cup Titles as well as her recent win in the giant slalom event making her only the fifth woman ever to win a race in all five World Cup disciplines. Vonn was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the Downhill and also took home a bronze in the Super G at the Olympic Games.
 
Coyote Creek Elementary School won a contest through the Vail Resorts and its School of Shred Program, which provides four free days of skiing or riding at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin for all Colorado fifth and sixth grade students as well as one complimentary first-timer ski lesson, including rental equipment.
 
Vail Mountain has supported Vonn throughout her career and Vonn now represents all six of Vail Resorts’ world-class mountain resorts–Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado and Heavenly and Northstar-at-Tahoe in California.
 
Event Details:
 
Where:
Coyote Creek Elementary School
2861 Baneberry Court
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
80129
 
When:  Tuesday, November 1, 2011
12:00-1:45pm Brief Q&A with Lindsey Vonn and media members
 
2:00-3:20 pm- Pep Rally with Coyote Creek Students, Teachers and Staff
 
About Vail Resorts School of Shred Program
The School of Shred program provides 4 FREE days of skiing or riding at each of Colorado’s top-ranked resorts Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin for all Colorado fifth and sixth grade students and is only available until November 6th, 2011. Returning this year, the School of Shred Program also includes one complimentary first-timer ski lesson, including rental equipment, for School of Shred pass holders (Arapahoe Basin excluded). Plus, the 5th or 6th grade class with the most enrollments between now and November 6th is going to win a free ski field trip to Vail with Warren Miller film star, Chris Anthony. For more information visit www.schoolofshred.com  
 
How to get your pass:
Bring your 5th or 6th grade report card to a Front Range pass sales location or any Special Event by November 6, 2011. The School of Shred pass is ONLY available at Vail Resorts Front Range Pass Sale locations. For more information visit www.schoolofshred.com

About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resort properties of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone mountain resorts in Colorado, and the Heavenly Ski Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort property and hotel company, manages casually elegant properties across the United States and in the Caribbean. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.

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